Eclipsys Releases Linux Version of eWebIT Web Application-Integration Software; Latest eWebIT Release Supports Increasingly Popular Linux Operating System.Business Editors/High Tech Writers DELRAY BEACH Delray Beach, resort city (1990 pop. 47,181), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled 1895, inc. 1911. Mostly residential, Delray Beach is also the trade center for a citrus-fruit and vegetable-growing region. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2000 Eclipsys Corporation(R) (Nasdaq:ECLP), the leading provider of end-to-end information solutions that enable healthcare enterprises to balance and improve clinical, financial and satisfaction outcomes, today announced that it has released version released version - release 3.0 of its eWebIT(TM) family of proven, Web-based enterprise application integration (EAI (Enterprise Application Integration) Refers to various techniques used to share data and business processes in large enterprises. When companies acquire another organization, disparate information systems have to be made to work together. ) products. eWebIT 3.0 supports the Linux-based operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , an increasingly popular operating system used by many healthcare and non-healthcare organizations to power their Internet infrastructures. Eclipsys is the first EAI solution provider to migrate its software to the Linux operating system. "The addition of Linux support for Eclipsys' eWebIT systems-integration solution underscores Eclipsys' commitment to continually provide leading-edge technology and flexible solutions to quickly and cost-effectively meet the rapidly changing needs of healthcare and non-healthcare industries," said Harvey J. Wilson, Eclipsys chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "For our healthcare customers, eWebIT facilitates the successful integration of their heritage information systems with newer, cutting-edge solutions such as Eclipsys' Sunrise(TM) suite of products, providing their clinicians and administrative system users with actionable information at the point of decision making. In non-healthcare industries, the new features provide ASP platform flexibility and enable organizations to more quickly achieve their B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business integration requirements." Eclipsys' eWebIT systems-integration products -- including eLink, a rules-based EAI application, and eView, a Web-application-development technology -- enable healthcare enterprises to fully integrate the disparate information systems needed to support their clinical, financial and other operations, including both internal, hospital-based systems as well as clinical- and financial-management systems operated from remote locations. eWebIT technology allows enterprises to build and control new information-system interfaces, eliminating processing and routing bottlenecks, improving communication and strengthening operational controls throughout the organization. Key features in eWebIT Release 3.0 include an XML/DTD Wizard to browse, parse, create and validate data formatted in the XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. standard; and a new patent-pending feature called eProxy that is designed to quickly and non-invasively connect mainframe, proprietary and legacy applications to other applications and e-business processes without modifying the application code. Unlike traditional screen scrapers (1) Also called "frontware," it is software that adds a graphical user interface (GUI) to character-based mainframe and earlier minicomputer applications. The screen scraper runs in the user's computer and connects to the mainframe or mini via the network or terminal emulation. , eProxy offers high throughput, is built with point-and-click technology and does not require the use of any programming or scripting languages A high-level programming, or command, language that is interpreted (translated on the fly) rather than compiled ahead of time. A scripting, or script, language may be a general-purpose programming language or it may be limited to specific functions used to augment the running of an . eWebIT, the foundation product for Eclipsys' application-integration suite of software and services and for the integration of Eclipsys' Sunrise healthcare information product line, provides a cross-platform, enterprise-wide information-integration solution featuring Web access, application integration and system security. It enables organizations to leverage existing technology and protect their significant investment in heritage systems while seamlessly tying together the information "locked" in those systems for the end user. From a single sign-on An identification system that lets users log into multiple Web sites on the Internet with one username and password. Single sign-on systems are also used within an enterprise, enabling users to access all authorized resources in the local network using the same username and password. and customized views of data from multiple systems to enterprise-wide system security, eWebIT is the most flexible, scalable and cost-effective integration solution available today. In addition to extending the organization's investment in heritage information systems, eWebIT provides enterprise-wide data viewing, security and single sign-on capabilities; allows for rapid, cost-efficient development and integration of mission-critical Web, e-commerce and heritage applications; and supports graphical user interface-based development, integration and deployment of complex Web-based solutions without the use of programming or scripting languages. About Eclipsys Eclipsys Corporation (www.eclipsys.com) delivers end-to-end information solutions that enable healthcare enterprises to achieve balanced and improved clinical, financial and customer-satisfaction outcomes. Solutions include its comprehensive, knowledge-based Sunrise software line; leading-edge enterprise application integration (EAI) solutions; application services See ASP and Web services. provider (ASP) information-management solutions; business process reengineering See reengineering. ; network design and implementation; and full IT outsourcing. In conjunction with its HEALTHvision affiliate (www.healthvision.com), Eclipsys provides customized, branded Web-based solutions to local healthcare delivery systems. Eclipsys has more than 1,400 customer organizations throughout the U.S. and in 11 other countries. For more information, contact Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. at investor.relations@eclipsys.com or by calling 561/266-2324. Statements in this news release concerning future results, performance or expectations are forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. . Because such statements involve risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks include risks described in the filings of Eclipsys with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Eclipsys, Eclipsys Corporation and The Outcomes Company are registered trademarks and Sunrise and eWebIT are trademarks of Eclipsys Solutions Corp. Other product and company names in this news release are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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